Review
Although Daniels' verse is thematically dark, the energy and beauty ofhis language and his often brilliant use of irony affirm that a lighter sideexists. This young poet has already found his voice. And he speaks withthat rare urgency that demands we listen. --Harvard Review
Jim Daniels has, with his third book, become an important successor to James Wright and Phil Levine in describing men's lives in the industrial heartland of America. --Julia Stein, American Book Review
There is a melancholy sweetness running through these poems that, whilenot entirely redemptive, offers unexpected relief and enables us to see thatJim Daniels, despite the tough-bitten talk, is a poet born to praise. --Carol Muske, New York Times Book Review
Jim Daniels has, with his third book, become an important successor to James Wright and Phil Levine in describing men's lives in the industrial heartland of America. --Julia Stein, American Book Review
There is a melancholy sweetness running through these poems that, whilenot entirely redemptive, offers unexpected relief and enables us to see thatJim Daniels, despite the tough-bitten talk, is a poet born to praise. --Carol Muske, New York Times Book Review
